04/19/2014 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE

CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 160(FIN)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to the licensing and regulation of                                                                        
     athletic trainers."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
9:45:29 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair   Fairclough  MOVED   to   ADOPT  the   committee                                                                    
substitute for  SCS CS HB  160(FIN), Work  Draft 28-LS0423\H                                                                    
(Martin,  4/19/14).  There being  NO  OBJECTION,  it was  so                                                                    
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHRISTINE MARASIGAN,  STAFF, SENATOR KEVIN  MEYER, explained                                                                    
the  changes in  the committee  substitute. She  stated that                                                                    
the  version  addressed  some  of  the  concerns  that  were                                                                    
considered  during the  committee.  She  announced that  she                                                                    
worked closely with  the sponsor and took  into account some                                                                    
comments   from  various   physical   therapists  that   had                                                                    
expressed concern.  She announced  that many  problems could                                                                    
not  be resolved  in  regards to  the  definitions, but  Mr.                                                                    
Anderson could provide further detail.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
BRODIE  ANDERSON,   STAFF,  REPRESENATIVE   STEVE  THOMPSON,                                                                    
stated  that   page  2,  line  12   resolved  some  problems                                                                    
regarding emails from fitness  trainers and coaches. He read                                                                    
from the bill:                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     Nothing  in this  chapter requires  the licensing  of a                                                                    
     coach or  fitness trainer who  1) does not use  a title                                                                    
     listed in  (d) of  this section,  and is  acting within                                                                    
     the scope of the person's duties as a coach or a                                                                           
     fitness trainer.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Mr.  Anderson shared  that he  had worked  with the  fitness                                                                    
trainers  and coaches  to resolve  the  conflict. He  shared                                                                    
that  there were  various  definitions  regarding a  defined                                                                    
scope  of   practice  that  included  "athletic   injury  or                                                                    
illness" found on page 4.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Fairclough  wondered  if  the  CS  affected  the                                                                    
fiscal note.  Mr. Anderson replied  that he did  not believe                                                                    
that the CS affected the fiscal note.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Fairclough  stressed that she would  like to know                                                                    
for sure that the fiscal note does not change.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SARA CHAMBERS, DIRECTOR,  DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS, BUSINESS                                                                    
AND   PROFESSIONAL   LICENSING,  DEPARTMENT   OF   COMMERCE,                                                                    
COMMUNITY AND  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, stated that  the fiscal                                                                    
note remained the same.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Fairclough  MOVED to REPORT SCS  CSHB 160(FIN out                                                                    
of  committee   with  individual  recommendations   and  the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal  note. There being NO  OBJECTION, it was                                                                    
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB 160(FIN)  was REPORTED out of committee  with a "do                                                                    
pass"  recommendation and  with previously  published fiscal                                                                    
impact note: FN1 (CED).